Earlier, a police station was set up at the plot. Sheikh Rehana purchased the house in cash when it was allocated to her during the previous Awami League government.

The sources said Justice Hasan on November 15, 2005 applied to the Ministry of Housing and Public Works for allocation of one katha land for sweeper passage on the northern side of his house at plot 16 (old 35) on Dhanmondi road-4.

The house at plot 21 (old 41) on the northern side of Justice Hasan's residence belongs to Sheikh Rehana. The house is now being used as Dhanmondi Police Station.

Following the application of Justice KM Hasan, the ministry immediately assigned Public Works Department (PWD) for reviewing the request and submitting a report. The Dhanmondi sub-division of PWD submitted its report on November 28, 2005.

"Now the matter of the land allocation is lying with the ministry," said Rezaul Islam, sub-divisional engineer of PWD.

When contacted, Mahfuzur Rahman, senior assistant secretary of the housing and public works ministry, said the land has already been allocated to Justice KM Hasan.

However, he declined to say anything about when and how the land was allocated to him.

The then government allocated the house number 21 to Rehana on July 21, 2001. But the present government took over the house and set up police station there in June 2005.

Challenging the government decision, Rehana filed a writ petition in the High Court on January 24 this year. The court issued a rule upon the government to show cause as to why the government action will not be declared illegal. The case is now pending.